Mooring device.



lllllllllllllllllllll m. 678,273. Patented July 9, |90|.

E. R. NEWELL.

MOORING DEVICE.

(Application flled Apr. 25, 1901.) (In lodgl.) 2 Sheats8heet 2.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR UNITED STAT-ES- PATENT OFFICE EMERSON R. NEWELL, OB. NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOORING DEVIGE.

SPECIFICATION fornrlin'g; part of Letters Patient N0. 678,273, dated. Ju1y 9, 1901.

Application filafl April 25, 19 01. Seriell N0. 57,423. (N0 model.)

T0 all w7wm i may concern:

Be it known that I, EMERSON R. NEWELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, State of New York, have inventecl certain new and useful Improvements in Mooring Devices, of whioh the following is a olear, full, and exaot desoription.

My invention relates in general to a 111001- ing deviee and devices for sinking the same, and partieularly to a oonstruction whioh may have a head or anchor with a hole therethrough and whioh is adapted to be sunken in the mud o1 sand of the bottom by means of a stream of water foroed or drawn through a pipe detaohably oonnectecl With the anohor and adapted to direot a stream 01: water o1 other fluid through the hole in the anohor into the sand er mud beneath the anohor to stir up the same andallow the anchor to sink down in the bottom. In order to hold the pipe in position with reference to the anchor, I preferably provide a locking devioe whioh secures the p ipe toa part 01: the mooring deviee, and a suitable'conneeticn from said locking devioe aclapted to pass up to the surface of' the ater for tripping the sarne and releasing the detaohable pipe, so that it may be easily removed from the anohor after it has been sunken to.the required depth in the bottom.

My invention will be defined. in the elaims. In the drawings showing preferred embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 shows a seotional view on line x m of Fig. 2 0f an anehor of a ge'nerally conieal shape with the detaohable plpe in the hole throughv the anchor and showing the preferred. embodiment of looking deviee in elevation. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the anchor shown in Fig. 1, taken ata 1 ight angle to the view illustrated therein, the pipe am]. locking devioe having been removed. Fig. 3 shows an alternative oonstruction of the looking devioe, am]. Figs. 4: am]. 5 are side and plan views of a seoond modifioation of the looking deviee.

In the drawings, 1 is an anehor having no shank, and 2 a part of the mooring-oable attaohed thereto, which together forma a mooring device.

3 is the detachable pipe, through which a fiuid-for example, water, steam, o1 airmay be forced frorn a s uitable pump (not shown) and direeted through the hole 4 in the anchor. y

When I say that the fluid may be foroed through the pipe, I do not limit myself to a deviee in whioh the fluid is foroed out 0f the pipe, as it will be obvious that the water and displaoed mud may loe drawn upward through the pipe without any ohange in the apparatus claimed.

Although I may make the anehor in the shape shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, it is preferably in the forrn of a solid cone, as shown in full lines, having the hole 4 cen trally therethrough from the larger to the smaller end. This shape of the anohor has several advant-ages. The length of the hole forms a long bearing for the detaohalole pipe, and when the pipe is located therein it will be seourely supported therein and held in the proper position to direot the jet of' fluid through the anohor. As the fluid passes 01113 of the hole 4 it will stir up and loosen the sand o1 mud. of the bottom and flow upwardly around the anchor, oarrying-with it the displaoed material and allow the anchor to settle down in the hole so made. The oonioal shape of the anohor tends to eause the fluid and displaoed material to flow evenly around the anohor and thus to cause the anehor to settle down evenly and without tipping from its horizontal position, which tipping would direet the jet to one side and tend. to further di splaee the anohor. The conioal shape and oonsequent weight of the anohor also tends to'keep the anohor in its proper horizontal position while sinking through the mud whether the water is being foroed out of t-he tuloe 0x not, and it will sink in the bottom mach more easily than a mushroom anohor of the usual shape. The end of the jet-pipe being preferably inolosed in the anohor and not.extending below the same is also proteeted fro'm damage from'ooming in oontaot with objeets at the bottonn.

After the anohor has been sunk to the de sired depth in the bottom the pipe 3 may be drawn out of the hole and removecl, leaving the anohorin plaoe. It will be obvious that in sinking the anohorthe pipe is liable to be aooidentally detaohe. from the anehor, and I have therefore provided a looking clevice to 'seoure the pipe in position, and a eonnection therefrom (preferebly 11011 e pert of the pipe itself) extending ebove the snrfaoe 30 of the weter,by whieh the loeking device mey be trippedth us releesing the pipe end ellowing ii1 110 be eesily removed. I prefer to heve the locking device cerried by thedetecheble pipe, end in thedrewings I heve shownibetteehed there= to. My preferred embodimentof loeking deviee is shown in Figs. 1 end 2, in whieh it consists of e hook 6, pivoted to the pipe et 7 end engaging e perl: of the 1nooring devicesuch, for exemple, es en eperture 8 in e rib 9 on the enchor. A spring 10 mey be provided for keeping the hookin the locking posibion shown; bot; this mey be omitted, if desired. I prefer to meke the hook curved on e cirele heving the pivot es e eenter, so thei: pressure downwerd or e pnll upwerd on the pipe will not; displece the hook from the locking position. The hook thus forme estop in both direcoions to hold the pipe in position. 11 is e 1ope forming e flexible eonneetion from the hook 130 the surfece of the weter, which will trip the hook when pulled end ellow the pipe to be reised.

In Fig. 3 I heve shown an alternative oonstruction of locking device. In this embodimeni; insteed of e hook I heve provided e peir of erms 12 13, pivoted together end heving ben1: ends 12 end 13", preferebly slop= ing towerd eeoh other, es shown, end drewn together by spring 14. The looking devioe mey be etteohed so pipe 3 by e ohein 15, if desired, end is edepted eo engege e pert of the mooring devicesneh, for exemple, es e link 16 of the mooring-eeble. A eoller 17 mey be provided es e sbop to prevent the pipe fro1n pessing 1300 far nhrough the hole in the enchor. A line 18 extending ebove the surfece mey be etteohed to one leg of the looking device end pess through en eye 19 on the einher leg, whioh line When pulled Will drew the npper ends of the legs together, end cousequently seperete ends 12 end 18, thus tripping the device end ellowing the pipe to be removed.

In Figs. 4 end 5 I heve shown enother forma of locking device. It is often desireble 120 nse e flexible hose-pipe for sinking the enchor insteed of e long rigid pipe. In seid figures I heve shown the enchor heving the hole 4 therethrough end e shorb tube 22 projeeting from the seme. The flexible pipe 23 mey b'e slipped over the seme, end in order to detech-' ebly seeure the pipe in plece I heve provided e locking device consisting of e band 24, of spring-wire, pessing eround the outside of the lower end of the pipe end connected 110 eers 25 25 on e lever 26, whose short end hes e cem-fece 27 thereon, resting egeinst e eurved metel plete 28 on the hose-pipe 23. VVhen the long end ot' lever 26 is pressed down towerd the enchor, the cam-feee 27 will press egeinsts the feee 28 end elemp the bend 24 eround the pipe, end es the toe of seid cem pesses the line of horizontal pnll in reeching the position shown it will ect es e toggle end be locked in thet position. A line 29 extending ebove the surfece mey be provided for bripping the locking device by e pull thereon.

I em ewere theb meny verietions mey be mede from the construetions desoribed end illustreted withont deperting from the scope of my invention es cleimed, end I therefore do not limit myself to the perticuler embodiments herein disclosed.

Whet; I clein1 IS'- l. In combinetion with e mooring device including en enehor heving e hole therelqhrough, e deteeheble pipe through whieh e flnid mey be forced, e loeking device outside of seid pipe 130 secure seid pipe to e pert of seid mooring device end hold seid pipe in position whereby e streem of flnid meybe ceused 110 pess through seid hole in seid enchor 110 stir up the bottorn underneeth the enchor, end meens edepted L0 extend ebove the surfece 0f the weter for tripping seid locking device end 'thereby releesing seid pipe.

2. In combinetion with e mooring device including en enohor heving e hole therethrongh, e detecheble pipe through whieh e flnid mey be forced, e looking device cerried on the outside of seid pipe to secure seid pipe to e pert; of seid mooring devioe end hold seid pipe in position whereby e sbreem ot' flnid mey be ceused to pess throngh seid hole in seid enohor 130 sbir up the bot'om underneeth the enchor, end meens edepted 130 extend ebove the surfece of the weter for tripping seid locking device end bhereby releesing seid pipe.

3. In combinetion with e xnooring device inol'uding en enehor heving e hole therethrough, e detecheble pipe through which e flnid mey be foroed, e pivoted hook oerried by seid pipe to secure seid pipe to e pert of seid mooring device end hold seid pipe in position whereby e streen1 of flnid mey be ceused to pess through seid hole in seid enchor to sbir up the botatom underneeth the enehor, end meens edepted to extend ebove the surfeee of the weter for tripping seid pivoted hook end thereby releesing seid pipe.

4:. In combinetion with e mooring device ineluding en enchor heving e hole therethrough, a debeeheble pipe through which e flnid meyLbe foreed, e locking device outside of seid pipe to secure seid pipe so e pert of seid mooring device end hold seid pipe in position whereby e streem of flnid mey be eaused 130 pess throngh seid hole in seid enchor to stir up the bottom nnderneeth the en ('h0l, end e flexible e0nnection edepted to extend ebove the snrfece of the weter for tripping seid locking device end thereby releesing seid pipe.

5. In combinetion with e rnooring devioe inoluding en enohor heving e hole therethrough, e deteeheble pipe through which e flnid mey be forced, e locking deviee to seeure seid pipe t-o e pert of seid mooring deviee end hold seid pipe in position whereby e streem of flnid mey be ceused to pess through seid hole in seid anohor 110 stir up the bottom underneath 11he anohor, and means ou11side of said pipe and edap11ed 110 'extend above the surfaoe of 11he wa11er for 11ripping seid locking devioe and thereby releasing seid pipe.

6. In oombination with a mooring deviee inoluding an anohor having a, hole there- 11hrough, a detachalole pipe through whioh a1 fiuid may be foroed, a looking devioe outside of seid pipe and above seid anehor and adapted to seoure said pipe to a, par11 of seid mooring devioe and hold seid pipe in position whereby a strearn of fluid may be oaused 110 pass 11hrough seid hole in seid anehor 110 s11ir up oho bottom unde'rnea11h 11he anohor, and means adapted 10 extend above 11he surfaoe of 11he water for tripping seid looking device and thereby releasing seid pipe.

7. In oombination with a mooring device inoluding an anohor of a conioal shape and ha.ving a hole 11herethtough, a deta.ohable pipe through whieh a fluid may be forced, a locking deviee carried by seid pipe 110 seoure said pipe 10 a par11 of said mooring devioe and hold said pipein position whereby a strearn of fluid may be oaused 110 pass through seid hole in seid anchor so stir up 11l1e bo11tom underneath the anohor, and a flexible oonneetion adapted to ex11eud above 11he surfaoe of the water for tripping seid locking devioe and thereloy releasing seid pipe.

8. An anohor having a eonioal shape and provided Wi11h an open hole 11hrough 11he same from the larger 110 the smaller end, which hole is adapted 10 reeeive a jei1-pipe, in oombination wi11h a flexible mooring-eable conneeted therewith, and means for detaehably holding the jet-pipe in plaoe.

9. In eombina11ion With a mooring devioe inoluding a conioal-shaped anohor having a hole therethrough forming a long bearing, a deoaohable pipe 11hrough whioh a fluid may be foroed, seid pipe being located in and supported by seid longbearing, whereby a s11reazn of fluid may be direoted through said hole and 01111 of 11he smaller end of said anehor 110 Sl'1l1 up 11he bo11tom beneath said anohorand oause said anchor 110 sink down in seid bo11tom.

10. In oombination with a mooring devioe including an anchor having a, hole therei1hrough, a detaohalole pipe through whieh a fluid may be foroed,a pivoted looking device outside of said pipe and adapted 110 se v eure seid pipe 110 a par11 of seid mooring device and hold seid pipe in position whereby a stream of fluid may be eaused 10 pass through seid hole in seid anohor 110 stir up oho bo11110m underneath oho anohor,and means also ou tside of seid pipe and adap11ed 110 extend above the surfaoe of 11he wa11er for tripping said locking devioe and thereby releasing seid pipe.

11. In combination with a mooring deviee ineluding an anehor and a flexible mooringcalole ataehed thereto, 21 deaohable pipe through whioh a flnid may be forced, a locking device adap11ed 110 hold said pipe is posi-.

11ion with relation to seid anehor so 11hat a s11ream of fluid passed through said pipe Will loe direoted below seid anchor so s11ir up the b011110m underneath 11he anohor and allow 11he same to setle down in the bottom, seid locking deviee being loeated onside of seid pipe and operative froxn 11he surfaoe of the wa11er 10 free seid pipe from seid anohor and allow of the removal of 11he same when said anohor has been sunk 110 the desired depth in 11he.

Signed at New York, NL Y, this 24111 day of April, 1901.

EMERSON R. NEWELhv Witnesses:

ARTHUR C. HUME, JOSEPH E. DIAMOND. 

